COMMITTEES AND PREMIUMS 



FOR THE 



SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION, 



TO BE HELD AT EITCIIBURG, 



Tuesday and Wednesday, September 28th and 29tli, 1869. 



No person will be allowed to become a competitor for any of tlie 

 Premiums herein offered, unless lie shall have made an entry for the 

 same, with the Secretary, within the time prescribed for each class, nor 

 unless he shall also have furnished all required statements relating 

 thereto, within the specified time. 



For the convenience of those who live at a distance, entries may be 

 made by Mail ; and all entries so made must be delivered at some 

 post-office one day previous to the expiration of the time specified, and 

 must bear proof of having been so delivered, either by postmark, or a 

 certificate of registry from the Postmaster. 



{^Communications for the Secretary should be sent to Fitchburg. 



STOCK. 



All entries for premiums under this head, must be made on, or 

 before the Friday previous to the Show, except Horses and Poultry, 

 which may be as late as the day previous, and all stock must be owned 

 by the person who enters it. 



All persons who are required to furnish a statement, must do so to 

 the Secretary at the time of making the entry, and he shall post copies 

 on the days of exhibition. 



All live stock must have been raised by the person ^ entering the 

 same, or owned by him at least three months next previously, except 

 in the case of mis-mating oxen and horses, rendered necessary by injury 

 or disease. 



Each entry of stock for the pens must specify the breed of the ani- 

 mal, if known, and the age. 



